"Lady in Satin" by Billie Holiday
That record shows how smokey her voice became... not a favorite of mine, but I had it years ago. Her last, yes?
The album divides fans. Her voice is weak but the performances are great; her air of physical vulnerability adds poignancy to the ballads. (The same reason lots of people like Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt.") It's my favorite of hers by far. I think she may have done one album after this, "Stay with Me."
Now:
"Port Said, Music of the Middle East" by Mohammed El-Baktar and his Oriental Ensemble. It's available free via
archive.org. Wonder how many copies of the album that cover sold?
Also, "Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale)" performed by Solvak Philharmonic